Edexcel GCSE Maths past papers

Edexcel GCSE Maths November 2021 Paper 1H

  • 1MA1/1H
  • Higher
  • Non-calculator
  • 1 hour 30 minutes
  • 80 marks

Question paper, Mark scheme, Examiner report: on the Pearson Edexcel website.

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  • Areas of triangles, quadrilaterals and composites
  • Formal, inverse and composite functions
  • Place value, ordering and decimal operations
  • Completing the square and turning points
  • Forming equations from situations
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What it tested

  • Number26 marks
  • Algebra26 marks
  • Geometry15 marks
  • Probability7 marks
  • Ratio and proportion3 marks
  • Statistics3 marks
  1. Q1Place value, ordering and decimal operations6 marks
  2. Q2Sets, Venn diagrams and sample spaces3 marks
  3. Q3Fraction arithmetic and exact answersEquivalent fractions and mixed numbers3 marks
  4. Q4Percentages, changes and multipliers4 marks
  5. Q5Sharing quantities and equivalent ratios3 marks
  6. Q6Prisms, cylinders and surface areaAreas of triangles, quadrilaterals and composites3 marks
  7. Q7Pyramids, cones, spheres and composite solidsPrisms, cylinders and surface area4 marks
  8. Q8Solving monic quadratics by factorisation3 marks
14 more questions
  1. Q9Fractional and negative indicesInteger powers and roots4 marks
  2. Q10Product counting and estimating powers/rootsEstimation and sense checks4 marks
  3. Q11Forming equations from situationsFormulae and changing the subject4 marks
  4. Q12Cumulative frequency and quantiles3 marks
  5. Q13Recurring decimals as fractions1 mark
  6. Q14Areas of triangles, quadrilaterals and compositesExpanding two binomials3 marks
  7. Q15Algebraic fractions and rational equations3 marks
  8. Q16Independent and dependent event trees4 marks
  9. Q17Quadratic and two-variable inequalities3 marks
  10. Q18Areas of triangles, quadrilaterals and compositesExact trigonometric values5 marks
  11. Q19Surds, exact calculations and rationalising4 marks
  12. Q20Linear/quadratic simultaneous equationsOrigin-centred circles and tangents3 marks
  13. Q21Formal, inverse and composite functions6 marks
  14. Q22Completing the square and turning points4 marks

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